Trump announced 11 deaths during the destruction of a ship from Venezuela.

US President Donald Trump said on September 2 that 11 people died as a result of a strike on a ship allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea.

"The US armed forces have attacked precisely identified drug terrorists from the Tren de Aragua in the area of responsibility of the Southern Command of the US Armed Forces (SOUTHCOM). <...> As a result of the strike, 11 terrorists were killed," he wrote on his Truth Social network.

It is noted that none of the American military was injured.

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Washington suspects the Venezuelan president of drug smuggling to the United States.

Earlier in the day, it was reported that the US military had destroyed a ship allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela. It was noted that the Pentagon had to study the details of the incident.

On the same day, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced at a meeting with international media in Caracas that eight American ships with more than 1,200 missiles and a submarine had been sent to the country's shores. He called the US actions "the biggest threat in the last 100 years" and promised to mobilize more than 4 million militias to defend the country.

On August 28, it was reported that the United States had sent at least seven ships and a nuclear submarine with ballistic missiles to the shores of Venezuela. Tensions between the two countries have increased. It was also noted that most of the ships are equipped with Tomahawk missiles that can hit ground targets.

On August 19, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ivan Gil Pinto noted the desperate situation of the United States due to threats and slander against the Latin American country. He stressed that Venezuela is accused of drug trafficking, thereby showing the weak position of the United States.

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